COVID vaccine rates plummet but antiviral use up, as COVID cases rise

Dr David Durrheim has urged high-risk groups to get a booster and use antivirals for COVID. Picture by Marina Neil

COVID vaccine rates in the Hunter have dropped to 8 per cent of people aged 18 and over, but infections are rising in the lead-up to Christmas.

This vaccine rate, which fell six per cent in a month, represents people vaccinated in the last six months.